Overview
- Max Holloway defends the BMF title against Charles Oliveira on March 7 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, streaming on Paramount+.
- Oliveira told MMA Junkie he trusts his boxing and Muay Thai and will stand in front of Holloway if summoned to the center.
- Holloway popularized the point-down challenge during his UFC 300 knockout of Justin Gaethje, and he later tried it against Dustin Poirier at UFC 318.
- Their first meeting in 2015 ended early due to an Oliveira injury that resulted in a quick Holloway win.
- Oliveira enters off a submission of Mateusz Gamrot at UFC Rio, while Holloway beat Dustin Poirier, and the champion has floated a submission route that Oliveira rejects.